2013 DRI Medical and Health Care Liability Conference

Three of our lawyers will be attending the 2013 DRI Medical and Health Care Liability conference in Miami, Florida, next week. This annual seminar features presentations from attorneys, medical practitioners and insurance professionals on a variety of topics relevant to the defense of civil claims and physicians, nurses and health care facilitites. Jim Bleeke, Stephanie Holtzlander and Richard Moore are registered to attend.

Jim and Richard served on the steering committee for this seminar, and we are pleased with the diversity of topics and speakers on the agenda. We also participated in effors to market and publicize the seminar, with the result being that the 2013 seminar has a higher enrollment than any previous year. Over 400 defense attorneys, in-house counsel and insurance claim representatives have already registered for the seminar, which will be held at the Eden Roc Hotel on Miami Beach.

This seminar is one of several opportunities we have to network and enjoy fellowship with colleagues and clients from across the country. Richard is involved in DRI leadership, having served for two years as the Program Chair for DRI's Nursing Home/ALF Litigation seminar, which is also sponsored by DRI's Medical Liability Committee. Richard is currently serving as Program Chair for DRI's Sexual Torts seminar, to be held in San Diego on November 13-15, 2013. That seminar is jointly sponsored by the Medical Liability Committee, the Employment Law Committee, and the Insurance Law Committee.

Bleeke Dillon Crandall is deeply involved in DRI activities, and we enjoy participating in its seminars, contributing to its publications and getting involved in leadership opportunities. Involvement in an organization like DRI really defines what we find most enjoyable about practicing law: Sharing contacts and ideas with professional colleagues and clients in a setting that also incorporates opportunities for recreational activities.